Energy National, Inc. et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 59 (Monday, March 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14907-14909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7552]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EC99-52-000, et al.]


Energy National, Inc. et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate 
Regulation Filings

March 19, 1999.
    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Energy National, Inc.

[Docket No. EC99-52-000]

    Take notice that on March 17, 1999, Energy National, Inc., 1221 
Nicollet Mall, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55403-2445, filed with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an application for authorization 
to acquire securities of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company pursuant to 
Sec. 203 of the Federal Power Act. No determination has been made that 
the submittal constitutes a complete filing.
    Energy National, Inc. (ENI) is the holder of a Warrant To Purchase 
Common Stock (Warrant) issued by Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (Bangor 
Hydro) which grants certain rights to ENI to acquire the common stock 
of Bangor Hydro. The shares underlying the Warrant equal less than 4% 
of all issued and outstanding Bangor Hydro common stock. ENI is an 
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Northern States Power Company, a 
public utility as defined under the Federal Power Act. Bangor Hydro is 
also a public utility as defined under the Federal Power Act.
    ENI seeks a determination by the Commission that (1) it will not 
assert jurisdiction under section 203 of the Federal Power Act over the 
acquisition of Bangor Hydro securities by ENI pursuant to the Warrant, 
or (2) it approves such acquisition. ENI states that at any time it 
holds common stock of Bangor Hydro acquired pursuant to the Warrant 
that it will (1) not, nor will it permit any affiliate of ENI to, 
exercise any form of control over Bangor Hydro or Bangor Hydro's assets 
or business, directly or indirectly as a result of holding Bangor Hydro 
common stock,

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and will not vote any of the shares, and (2) upon receipt of the Bangor 
Hydro common stock and subject to market conditions, immediately place 
the same for sale in regular stock market sales transactions, and as a 
result will, at any time, hold less than one percent of all outstanding 
Bangor Hydro common stock.
    Comment date: April 7, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

2. Milford Power Company

[Docket No. EG99-97-000]

    Take notice that on March 16, 1999, Milford Power Company, LLC, 200 
High Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission an application for determination of exempt 
wholesale generator status pursuant to Part 365 of the Commission's 
regulations.
    The applicant is a Delaware limited liability company which 
proposes to construct and own a five hundred forty-four (544) megawatt 
natural gas-fired electric generation facility, including ancillary and 
appurtenant structures, on a site in the city of Milford, Connecticut.
    Comment date: April 8, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice. The Commission will limit its 
consideration of comments to those that concern the adequacy or 
accuracy of the application.

3. South Glens Falls Energy, LLC

[Docket No. ER99-1261-001]

    Take notice that on March 16, 1999, South Glens Falls Energy, LLC 
(South Glens Falls), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission a compliance to the Commission's March 11, 1999 
Order in the above-referenced Docket.
    Comment date: April 5, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

4. Trident Energy Marketing, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-2069-000]

    Take notice that on March 16, 1999, Trident Energy Marketing, Inc. 
(Trident), tendered for filing an amended petition with the Commission 
providing additional information concerning ownership, affiliation and 
business activity, to supplement Trident's Petition for a Rate Schedule 
FERC No. 1; the granting of certain blanket approvals, including the 
authority to sell electricity at market-based rates; and the waiver of 
certain Commission Regulations, filed on March 5, 1999.
    Trident intends to engage in wholesale electric power and energy 
purchases and sales as a marketer. Trident is not in the business of 
generating or transmitting electric power. Trident is a wholly owned 
subsidiary of Dahlen, Berg and Co., a Minneapolis based energy 
management services company engaged in the provision of energy 
consulting and energy management services.
    Comment date: April 5, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

5. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER99-2158-000]

    Take notice that on March 16, 1999, Entergy Services, Inc. (Entergy 
Services), on behalf of Entergy Gulf States, Inc. (Entergy Gulf 
States), tendered for filing an Interconnection and Operating Agreement 
between Entergy Gulf States and Huntsman Petrochemical Corporation.
    Comment date: April 5, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

6. Wisconsin Public Service Corp. and Upper Peninsula Power Company

[Docket No. ER99-2159-000]

    Take notice that on March 15, 1999, Wisconsin Public Service 
Corporation (WPSC) and Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCo) hereby 
filed a revised code of conduct between WPSC and UPPCo and their non-
operating company affiliates, in order to include their new affiliates, 
PDI New England, Inc. (PDI-NE) and PDI Canada, Inc., (PDI-CAN). WPSC 
requested that the revised code of conduct become effective on April 
25, 1999 the date on which PDI-NE and PDI-CAN have requested their 
market-based rates to become effective in Docket No. ER99-1936-000.
    Comment date: April 2, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

7. Astoria Power LLC

[Docket No. ER99-2160-000]

    Take notice that on March 16, 1999, Astoria Power LLC (Seller), a 
limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of 
Delaware, petitioned the Commission for an order: (1) accepting 
Seller's proposed Rate Schedule FERC No. 1 (Market-Based Rate 
Schedule); (2) granting waiver of certain requirements under Subparts B 
and C of Part 35 of the Commission's Regulations, and (3) granting the 
blanket approvals normally accorded sellers permitted to sell at 
market-based rates. Seller is an indirect subsidiary of Northern States 
Power Company.
    Comment date: April 5, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

8. Arthur Kill Power LLC

[Docket No. ER99-2161-000]

    Take notice that on March 16, 1999, Arthur Kill Power LLC (Seller), 
a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of 
Delaware, petitioned the Commission for an order: (1) accepting 
Seller's proposed Rate Schedule FERC No. 1 (Market-Based Rate 
Schedule); (2) granting waiver of certain requirements under Subparts B 
and C of Part 35 of the Commission's Regulations, and (3) granting the 
blanket approvals normally accorded sellers permitted to sell at 
market-based rates. Seller is an indirect subsidiary of Northern States 
Power Company.
    Comment date: April 5, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

9. Huntley Power LLC

[Docket No. ER99-2162-000]

    Take notice that on March 16, 1999, Huntley Power LLC (Seller), a 
limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of 
Delaware, petitioned the Commission for an order: (1) accepting 
Seller's proposed Rate Schedule FERC No. 1 (Market-Based Rate 
Schedule); (2) granting waiver of certain requirements under Subparts B 
and C of Part 35 of the Commission's Regulations, and (3) granting the 
blanket approvals normally accorded sellers permitted to sell at 
market-based rates. Seller is an indirect subsidiary of Northern States 
Power Company.
    Comment date: April 5, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

10. Great Bay Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER99-2163-000]

    Take notice that on March 16, 1999, Great Bay Power Corporation 
(Great Bay), tendered for filing a service agreement between Wisvest-
Connecticut, L.L.C., and Great Bay for service under Great Bay's 
revised Tariff for Short Term Sales. This Tariff was accepted for 
filing by the Commission on July 24, 1998, in Docket No. ER98-3470-000.
    The service agreement is proposed to be effective March 5, 1999.
    Comment date: April 5, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

11. Great Bay Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER99-2164-000]

    Take notice that on March 16, 1999, Great Bay Power Corporation 
(Great

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Bay), tendered for filing a service agreement between Griffin Energy 
Marketing, L.L.C., and Great Bay for service under Great Bay's revised 
Tariff for Short Term Sales. This Tariff was accepted for filing by the 
Commission on July 24, 1998, in Docket No. ER98-3470-000.
    The service agreement is proposed to be effective March 5, 1999.
    Comment date: April 5, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

12. Avista Corp.

[Docket No. ER99-2165-000]

    Take notice that on March 16, 1999, Avista Corp. (AVA), tendered 
for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an executed 
Service Agreement for Short-Term Firm and Non-Firm Point-To-Point 
Transmission Service under AVA's Open Access Transmission Tariff--FERC 
Electric Tariff, Volume No. 8 with PG&E Energy Trading-Power, L.P.
    AVA requests the Service Agreement be given an effective date of 
March 2, 1999.
    Comment date: April 5, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

13. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER99-2166-000]

    Take notice that on March 16, 1999, PacifiCorp, tendered for filing 
in accordance with 18 CFR 35 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, 
Non-Firm and Short-Term Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service 
Agreements with Cargill-Alliant, LLC. (Cargill), Enron Power Marketing, 
Inc. (EPM), Pacific Power Marketing (PPM), Statoil Energy Inc. 
(Statoil), Tenaska Power Services Co. (Tenaska), and TransAlta Energy 
Marketing (U.S.) Inc. (TransAlta), under PacifiCorp's FERC Electric 
Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 11.
    Copies of this filing were supplied to the Washington Utilities and 
Transportation Commission and the Public Utility Commission of Oregon.
    Comment date: April 5, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

14. Dunkirk Power LLC

[Docket No. ER99-2168-000]

    Take notice that on March 16, 1999, Dunkirk Power LLC (Seller), a 
limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of 
Delaware, petitioned the Commission for an order: (1) accepting 
Seller's proposed Rate Schedule FERC No. 1 (Market-Based Rate 
Schedule); (2) granting waiver of certain requirements under Subparts B 
and C of Part 35 of the Commission's Regulations, and (3) granting the 
blanket approvals normally accorded sellers permitted to sell at 
market-based rates. Seller is an indirect subsidiary of Northern States 
Power Company.
    Comment date: April 5, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

15. Tampa Electric Company

[Docket No. ER99-2171-000]

    Take notice that on March 16, 1999, Tampa Electric Company (Tampa 
Electric), tendered for filing an amendment to its contract with Koch 
Energy Trading, Inc. (Koch), for the purchase and sale of power and 
energy.
    Tampa Electric proposes an effective date of May 16, 1999, for the 
contract amendment.
    Copies of the filing have been served on Koch and the Florida 
Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: April 5, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

16. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation Pennsylvania Electric 
Company

[Docket No. ER99-2174-000]

    Take notice that March 16, 1999, New York State Electric & Gas 
Corporation (NYSEG) and Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec) on 
March 16, 1999, tendered for filing pursuant to Section 205 of the 
Federal Power Act the Operation and Maintenance Agreement by and 
between NYSEG and Penelec, d/b/a GPU Energy, dated as of March 16, 1999 
for the Homer City Substation and a Notice of Cancellation of the Homer 
City Generating Station Operating Agreement.
    NYSEG and Penelec request a waiver of the Commission's notice 
requirements to allow the filing to become effective as of the date of 
closing of the sale of the Homer City Generating Station.
    Copies of this filing have been served upon the Pennsylvania Public 
Utility Commission and the New York State Public Service Commission.
    Comment date: April 5, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

17. West Georgia Generating Company, L.P.

[Docket Nos. ER99-2186-000 and EG97-42-000]

    Take notice that on March 16, 1999, West Georgia Generating Company 
L.P. (formerly Cataula Generating Company, L.P.) filed a Notice of 
Succession under Section 35.16 of the Commission's Regulations under 
the Federal Power Act to succeed to FERC Rate Schedule No. 1 and the 
exempt wholesale generator status of Cataula Generating Company, L.P. 
effective February 16, 1999. A copy of the notice is on file with the 
Secretary and open for public inspection.
    Comment date: April 5, 1999, in accordance with Standard Paragraph 
E at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

    E. Any person desiring to be heard or to protest such filing should 
file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, 
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). All such motions 
or protests should be filed on or before the comment date. Protests 
will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate 
action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to 
the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a motion 
to intervene. Copies of these filings are on file with the Commission 
and are available for public inspection. This filing may also be viewed 
on the Internet at https://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-
208-222 for assistance).
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-7552 Filed 3-26-99; 8:45 am]
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